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Three-Dimensional Analysis of Mandibular Foramen Location: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study
| Osman Sami AĞLARCI1*, Enes GÜNGÖR2, Mustafa ALTUNSOY3, Bilge NUR3, Evren OK4 and Mehmet ÇOLAK2 | |
| 1Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Turkey | |
| 2Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Turkey | |
| 3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Turkey | |
| 4Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University, Turkey | |
| Corresponding Author : | Osman Sami AGLARCI Department of Maxillofacial Radiology Faculty of Dentistry, Sifa University Ankara Cad. No: 45 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey Tel: +90 532 5048054 E-mail: aglarci@gmail.com |
| Received December 15, 2014; Accepted February 08, 2015; Published February 11, 2015 | |
| Citation: AĞLARCI OS, GÜNGÖR E, ALTUNSOY M, NUR B, OK E, et al. (2015) Three-Dimensional Analysis of Mandibular Foramen Location: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study. OMICS J Radiol 4:179 doi:10.4172/2167-7964.1000179 | |
| Copyright: ©2015 AĞLARCI OS, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Purpose: The mandibular foramen (MF) is the beginning of the mandibular canal located on the internal surface of the ramus mandible. The authors aimed to determine the three-dimensional position of MF to guide clinician for inferior alveolar nerve block and surgical procedures. Methods: CBCT images of 571 mandibular foramens from 286 patients (146 female, 140 male) aged between 8-69 years were evaluated. Up to the age of 18 were considered as growth group, and the others as adult group. Distances from midpoint of the MF to anatomic landmarks measured. Mann-Whitney U test, univariate varience of analysis and Spearman’s correlation were performed for the statistical comparisons. Results: MF is positioned nearly 1.58 mm behind the midpoint of the ramus horizontally 4.27 mm above the midpoint vertically. There were a significant difference for location of MF among gender, and for width, height and distance to occlusal plane between growth and adult groups. Measured distances were significantly correlated with age only in growth group. Clinical Significance Taking into consideration the anatomy and age of the patient may help better locate the MF for promoting successful and safe treatment procedures with reduced complications.
